Severe weather conditions from Wednesday 30 April to Friday 2 May may impact the network
Severe weather conditions may impact the network

Due to severe weather conditions forecasted from today, 30 April until Friday 2 May, there may be impacts on the network, 

Heavy rain increases the chance of excess stormwater entering the wastewater network, which it doesn’t have capacity for. This means there is a higher risk of wastewater overflows during wet weather events or emergencies such as major power cuts.

Our operations team are checking known risk areas and working to ensure that the stormwater network will be running as smoothly as possible. 

 

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Published 23/12/2019

Minor sewer discharge from Eastbourne Sewer

Update 24 December 4.45pm

The Eastbourne leak has been contained and repairs are underway. Warning signs will remain in place for 2 days.
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Due to a leak in a wastewater pipe, there is an intermittent discharge of wastewater into the harbour at Sunshine Bay, Eastbourne.

Warning signs are in place, please don’t swim in the area.

We’re working to find and repair the leak as quickly as we can.
At this stage we are unable to confirm the volume of the discharge. The affected pipe serves about 70 households in the area.

You can check the water quality in your favourite swimming spots on the LAWA map: https://www.lawa.org.nz/explore-data/swimming/

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